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Information About the Arm

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for bicycle-related lower arm injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

24

4

*

*

30

1999

29

5

*

*

35

2000

28

5

2

*

35

2001

24

5

3

*

32

2002

23

4

2

*

29

2003

28

4

2

*

34

2004

27

3

2

*

33

2005

23

4

2

*

30

2006

20

3

2

*

25

2007

22

4

2

*

29

Number (in thousands) of emergency visits for bicycle-related upper arm injuries (by age group)

Year

Age (in Years)

0-18

19-42

43-61

>61

Total

1998

3

*

*

*

4

1999

3

*

*

*

5

2000

4

*

*

*

5

2001

2

*

*

*

4

2002

2

*

*

*

4

2003

3

*

*

*

4

2004

2

*

*

*

4

2005

3

*

*

*

4

2006

2

*

*

*

4

2007

2

*

*

*

4

Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), 1998-2007.

Note: *-indicates the estimates are too small to be reliable.

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